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FLASHER (flasher)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flasher mean? 

FLASHER (noun)
  The noun FLASHER has 3 senses:

1. someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitalsplay

2. an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display)play

3. a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messagesplay

  Familiarity information: FLASHER used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLASHER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

exhibitionist; flasher

Hypernyms ("flasher" is a kind of...):

compulsive (a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flasher"):

streaker (someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place)

Derivation:

flash (expose or show briefly)


Sense 2

Meaning:

An electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("flasher" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Derivation:

flash (emit a brief burst of light)


Sense 3

Meaning:

A light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

blinker; flasher

Hypernyms ("flasher" is a kind of...):

light; light source (any device serving as a source of illumination)

Derivation:

flash (emit a brief burst of light)

flash (gleam or glow intermittently)


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